The Tragic End

Abstract

As Ramanujan approached the end of his life, he was surrounded by domestic strife. His wife and mother were constantly arguing with each other over even the most trivial matters. Anything would send one of them, usually the mother, into a tirade against the other. But Janaki was now twenty years old and no longer a child. She had her husband at her side, who would often support her against the unreasonableness of his mother. Ramanujan’s maternal grandmother had also joined the household, and she would frequently add her two cents to the domestic arguments. It was not an environment conducive to healing.